Cushioned seat



F. B. KNG ANDv R. L. STEVENS.'

CUSHIONED SEM.

APPLlcATloN FILED 050.17.1914.

Patented June 313, 31922.

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GUSIrIl-ONED inmate.

Application led December 17, 191A.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we7 F RED B. KING and ROBERT L. STEVENS, citizens or' the United States of America7 residing at Albion, in the county of Calhoun and State of Michigan; have invented certain new and useful limprovements in Cushioned pleats7 of which the 'following is a specication, reference being `had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to cushioned seats particularly designed 'for use in vehicles7 and it is the primary object of the invention to obtain a construction in which the cushion and its skirt are so secured to the spring trame as to be readily attachable thereto. To this end the invention comprises the construction as hereinafter set forth.

ln the drawings:

Figure l is a cross section through a portion of the seat and spring trame showing our improvement applied thereto;

Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the lower edge ot the skirt and metallic trame;

Figure 3 is a horizontal section therethrough;

Figure 4L is a section similar to Figure 2 showing the manner of engaging and disengaging the skirt;

Figure 5 is a perspective view oli' a nioditied construction;

Figure 6 is a section showing ano ther inoditication; and Figure i' is a perspective view of a portion or' the strip attached to the skirt.

ln the construction oit seats for vehicles, such for instance as used in automobiles; it is usual to torni a padded cushion which is supported upon a spring trame, the sides of said trame being enclosed by a skirt depending :trom the cushion. 'lhe lower edge of this skirt is usually attached to the marginal bar ot the :trame by looping around the same and stitching. rlhus, whenever it is necessary to make any repairs necessitating the removal ot' the skirt the stitched seam must be ripped. Furthermore the time required for thus attaching the skirt to the frame is considerable. l/Vith the present invention the construction is simplilied and the time required for assembly reduced by substituting tor the stitched seam a series or clips, which are secured to the skirt and are quickly engageable with and disengageable trom the spring trame.

As shown in Figures l and :2; A is the cushion; B the skirt; U the springs and l) the Specification of Lettcrsljatent.

Patented June t3, i922,

sensi no. 577,714,

lower trame to which the springs are secured and which has marginal portion E. F are hooked clips, which are attached adjacent to the lower edge ot the skirt and are adapted to be engaged with the marginal bar E of the :trame by iirst slightly compressing the springs (l so as to relieve tension on the skirt, as shown in Figure el. lin the construction shown 'in liigure (i, the hooked clips F are directly attached to the skirt by suitable means7 such as the riveted fasteners Gr. N e prefer; however, to provide the lower edge ot' the skirt with a metallic trame to which the clips are attached; and as shown in Figure 2; this trame is'tormed of a strip of sheet metal l-l having a beaded lower edge l, which strip extends around the skirt on the inner tace thereof. lit desired the skirt may be detachably secured to the strip'by buttons .l having bendable brads l passing through the fabric and apertures in the strip. The clips F are secured to the inner face of the strip lil in any suitable way, but preferably by being' termed ot integralstruck-out portions of said strip, as shown in Figure 7.

ln the construction shown in Figure 5, instead oit employing a sheet metal strip a wire L is stitched into a loop M at the lower edge or the skirt and the hooks F are welded or otherwise secured to this wire. This construction'requires the stitching operation; but in common with the construction shown in the other figures detachable trom trame.

lli/lith all the various constructions shown the spring supporting is quickly attachable to or and described, the cushioucan at any time be quickly removed by placing the springs y tachment between the latter and the spring 'trame is concealed.

lli/*hat we claim as our invention is :n

l. :in a seat, the combination with a spring ame and cushion, of a skirt depending from said cushion, enclosing said frame; a metallic strip secured to the inner tace of said skirt adjacent to the lower edge thereof, and a plurality of inwardly-projecting upwardly-turned hooks on said strip for detacha-bly engaging said spring frame.

2. In a seat, the combination with a spring frame and a cushion, or' a skirt depending from said cushion, enclosing said frame, a metallic strip extending around the inner face ott said skirt adj aeent to the lower edge thereof, a plurality of inwardly-extending upwardly-turned hooks on said strip for de- 'tachably engaging said spring frame, and q uick attachment means between said strip and said skirt.

3. In a seat7 the combination With a spring frame and a cushion, of a skirt depending from said cushion enclosing said frame, a sheet metal strip extending along the inner tace of said skirt adjacent to the lower edge thereof, said strip being provided with a beaded lower edge9 and hooked clips struck inwardly from said strip iter detaehably engaging said spring iframe.

4. An upholstered cover for spring or similar structures, comprising covering material including a seat portion and side iacings7 a metallic :trame to which the lower edges of the side facings of the covering material are secured7 and 'means whereby the frame se cured to the covering material may be sprung over the base oit the spring or similar structure.

5. An upholstered cover for spring or similar structures comprising covering material including` a seat portion and side racings, a metallic frame to which the lower edges of the side facings ot the covering material are secured7 and means wherebythe frame secured to the covering material may be sprung over the base of the spring or similar structure, said last mentioned means comprising` integral struck-out portions of said frame.

6. in a seat the combination with a spring frame and a cushion provided with a depending skirt7 oi a. skirt traine termed of a metallic bar having portions struck out from the web thereof to form upturned hooks for engaging with the base of the spring frame.

T. lin a seat the combination with a. spring frame and a cushion provided with a depending skirt, of a skirt frame formed of a` metallic bar having a tiange with portions struck out to torni upturned hooks 'for engaging with the base ot 'the spring frame.`

The combination with springs and a supporting frame thereforj of an upholstery section adapted to be supported by the springs and having a skirt portion and a tlat-sided bar `secured to and carried by said skirt portion, the latter having hooks struck out therefrom to engage the spring support ing frame from below the sameysaid bar having a depending part extending below the base of said hooks.

in testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence oit two witnesses.

FRED B. KNG. ROBERT L. STEVENSn illitnesses Oris A. Lnonann, 'BLANCHE H. HAY. 

